Despite lukewarm reviews and poor box-office performance in 2002, Equilibrium has captivated audiences and become a cult hit in the decades since its release. That isn’t to say it’s a film without issues; the main one is that it is quite derivative at times, with echoes of Fahrenheit 451, 1984, and The Matrix, but it runs with these inspirations, crafting a unique aesthetic and universe.
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their Watching the Rainbow film series with Shaan and Enthiran (Robot). “We’ve reached the SHINY part of our rainbow series: silver! In Indian movies, it can be futuristic (like the tech […]
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books shares their thoughts on Heated Rivalry. Read from the transcript here. Listen here.
In the 600th (!!!) post at the Virtues Of Captain America blog, friend of the Gutter Mark D. White writes about Captain America #45-46 and U.S. Agent #2-3 (September-October 2001). “These two issues of Captain America start off a four-part story detailing the Red Skull’s latest attempt to […]
This Christmas I found myself sitting in my recliner watching my kid play Baldur’s Gate 3 on his new Steam Deck in the very boring, adult predicament of having asked for relatively practical gifts and now having no new toys to play with. I decided to remedy my […]
Dr. Alex Fitzpatrick has a swell pieces on archaeology as sidequests in games. “How does this portray archaeology and why is archaeology so well-suited for side quests? As part of this discussion, we’ll be focusing on two video games that utilise a sort of ‘archaeology’ as a side […]
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